sub judice

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The same 34 were also charged with breaching the suppression order and sub judice contempt, the publishing of material that could interfere with the administration of justice.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2019

But reporters still face the potential of charges for sub judice contempt, which alleges the reporting of the first trial interfered with the administration of justice in the second trial.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2019

Two, the case is still sub judice and the telecast which features the interview of the person who is alleged to have committed the crime could have impacted the judicial process.

From Time • May 7, 2015

But once Mulcaire and Goodman were sentenced to jail in January 2007, the sub judice rules no longer applied and there was no reason for the story not to be published.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2014

Normally, a case that is sub judice cannot be commented upon in public or in the press.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela